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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Big Bend Community College

If you plan to study allied health and medical assisting services, take a look at what Big Bend Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Big Bend Community College is located in Moses Lake, Washington and approximately 1,892 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services section at the bottom of this page.

Big Bend Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

  • Undergrad Certificate in Medical Assisting (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

Big Bend Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Big Bend Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the medical assisting majors at Big Bend Community College.

Big Bend Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

88% Women
63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 13% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

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Big Bend Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in medical assisting graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Big Bend Community College with a associate's in medical assisting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Big Bend Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Medical/Clinical Assistant 16

Careers That Medical Assisting Grads May Go Into

A degree in medical assisting can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WA, the home state for Big Bend Community College.

Occupation Jobs in WA Average Salary in WA
Medical Assistants 14,450 $41,340
Pharmacy Technicians 6,950 $42,470
Health Specialties Professors 3,470 $155,090
Health Technologists and Technicians 3,330 $59,950
Physician Assistants 2,470 $123,980

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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